Piano at 5 a.m.
A choice-driven text adventure set on foggy mountain mornings
Kazuhide Oka · Published by Kazuhide Oka, yokaze · Released May 1, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 98% of 210
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jun 9, 2023
What is Piano at 5 a.m.?
This single-player text adventure follows a girl preparing to leave her family's mountain cabin. On walks from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m., you choose between two options at each encounter, raising or lowering drowsiness, thirst, madness, and charge. The story advances when you reach 8 a.m. without any value reaching its maximum.
For you if...
- +you like piecing together a story across connected endings
- +you enjoy stories about memories and philosophical ideas
Not for you if...
- −you want action-driven gameplay rather than text and choices
What players say
98% of 210 reviews are positive
Players praise the artwork and soundtrack, while recent reviewers criticize the writing.
Screenshots and trailer
Piano at 5 a.m. system requirements
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Piano at 5 a.m.?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does Piano at 5 a.m. have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Piano at 5 a.m. run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: Japanese.
Does Piano at 5 a.m. use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
